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. >> sandy relief, where are we now on it and what do you need? >> i have been having people text me all night from congress. i've been talking to and lobbying a lot of people down there. it is just very, very frustrating when i'm seeing what happens in the house. why is it other places that had natural disasters, the country united. and new jersey, which by the way sends much more money to the federal government than it gets back, we just want them to be >>> pow, right in the kisser. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. yesterday a day of infamy for the republican party. general colin powell told the vivid, nasty truth. he blasted his party, especially its leaders, for engaging in flagrant race-baiting. many of his points have been made on "hardball." the racist language about the president of the united states shucking and jiving, about him being lazy, the unending background assault of the birthers saying the president is not legitimate, not even an authentic american. ag
. >> sandy relief, where are we now on it and what do you need? >> i have been having people text me all night from congress. i've been talking to and lobbying a lot of people down there. it is just very, very frustrating when i'm seeing what happens in the house. why is it other places that had natural disasters, the country united. and new jersey, which by the way sends much more money to the federal government than it gets back, we just want them to be >>> pow, right in...
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and if helping communities in need why did he vote against the sandy relief aid? >>> finally now matter how rational president obama is, the extreme end of the pro gun side will always hear something like this courtesy of jimmy kimmel this time. >> why does president obama want to take everybody's guns away? >> everybody's guns are going to be taken away. >> that's right. the federal government is about to take your guns away. >> the federal government's about to take all your guns away. >> whose guns? >> everybody's guns. >> how many guns? >> all your guns. >> call the white house right now because if you don't -- >> here it comes. >> -- here it comes. paid for by americans against context. >> people are going to believe in that. i was just kidding. >>> up next, among the challenges facing president obama in his second term, criticism by some on the makeup of his cabinet. not enough women. and that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industr
and if helping communities in need why did he vote against the sandy relief aid? >>> finally now matter how rational president obama is, the extreme end of the pro gun side will always hear something like this courtesy of jimmy kimmel this time. >> why does president obama want to take everybody's guns away? >> everybody's guns are going to be taken away. >> that's right. the federal government is about to take your guns away. >> the federal government's about...
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daniel was a first grader at sandy hook elementary school. our sweet 7-year-old daniel was one of 20 children, 6 adults lost on december 14th. i have to say, it feels like it was just yesterday. in our deepest grief, we were supported by the love of our families and comforted by the love and prayers we received from millions of america. from every corner of the coun y country. what happened in newtown can happen anywhere. in any instant. any dad in america could be in my shoes. no one should feel the pain. no one should feel our pain or the pain felt by the tens of thousands of people who've lost loved ones to senseless gun violence. and that's why we're here. two weeks ago, 12 of us from newtown came to meet with u.s. senators and have a conversation about how to bring common sense solutions to the issues of gun violence. we came with a sense of hope, optimistic that real conversation could begin that would ultimately save the lives of so many americans. we met with dozens of democrats and republicans and shared with them pictures of our chi
daniel was a first grader at sandy hook elementary school. our sweet 7-year-old daniel was one of 20 children, 6 adults lost on december 14th. i have to say, it feels like it was just yesterday. in our deepest grief, we were supported by the love of our families and comforted by the love and prayers we received from millions of america. from every corner of the coun y country. what happened in newtown can happen anywhere. in any instant. any dad in america could be in my shoes. no one should...
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if the magazines that were used in sandy hook elementary held ten rounds instead of 30, there would have been more survivors. maybe my son would have been alive today. >> nine magazines were on the ground there. >> that's correct. >> he shot, what, 258 rounds? >> i believe it was 150. >> 150. i'm sorry. 158. and that's like a couple of seconds. >> less than five minutes. >> yeah. a normal person with a pistol wouldn't have -- >> no. >> -- done anything like that. >> no, they wouldn't have. >> today mayor bloom bugbergloor against illegal guns released a television ad featuring family members of those killed at sandy hook elementary. it will air in connecticut, of course. here's part of the ad. >> she just wanted to teach little kids. and that was her goal. and she died doing it. wonderful. >> that was the last i ever saw jesse alive. >> i want to prevent any other family from having to go through what we're going through. >> don't let the memory of newtown fade without doing something real. >> demand action now. >> the nra is running robo calls for the automatic calls, electronic calls t
if the magazines that were used in sandy hook elementary held ten rounds instead of 30, there would have been more survivors. maybe my son would have been alive today. >> nine magazines were on the ground there. >> that's correct. >> he shot, what, 258 rounds? >> i believe it was 150. >> 150. i'm sorry. 158. and that's like a couple of seconds. >> less than five minutes. >> yeah. a normal person with a pistol wouldn't have -- >> no. >> --...
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look what happened the other day with sandy. it was democrats that got that bill over the line. but, you know, it should be working together for all of the american people, and right now all the polls are showing the american people, including nra members, including gun owners, are saying we should be doing something. one of the things that we noticed, most people, nra members, gun owners, didn't know that everybody was not going through a background check. they didn't realize that 40% of gun owners are getting their guns without going through a background check. these are all law-abiding citizens when they go to buy their guns. why isn't everybody else? that's what we're fighting for, and the president is not trying to be a king. he's trying to save lives. >> we're getting a mixed message from the right but here is the crazier talk. already there's push back to the potential of new federal gun laws in the states highlighted on your screen. for example, stay lawmakers in wyoming, texas, and tennessee proposed outlawing any enforcement of these laws. that's nullification, precivi
look what happened the other day with sandy. it was democrats that got that bill over the line. but, you know, it should be working together for all of the american people, and right now all the polls are showing the american people, including nra members, including gun owners, are saying we should be doing something. one of the things that we noticed, most people, nra members, gun owners, didn't know that everybody was not going through a background check. they didn't realize that 40% of gun...
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sandy hook should have been a wake-up call for all of us. for our society. we're going to allow this to happen. the thing that bothers me most is i know sandy hook presented to us what should have been a transformative moment. and if we fail, chris, it can only get worse. i hate to see what the new norm is with regard to gun safety. >> your gun trafficking provision was one that seemed like a given a month ago. now it's in peril. the "washington post" reported today "another provision that garnered bipartisan support, making gun trafficking a federal crime, could be gutted if republican lawmakers accept new language being circulated by the national rifle association." after beaten back the prospects of an assault weapon back to zero, zero for a 30-round clip, zero of a ban on that, almost killed an idea of a stronger background checks, they're now going for their fourth target which we thought was untouchable which is you can't have secondhand sales to crooks basically and killers. where do you think you stand on that? what are your odds of getting a vote no
sandy hook should have been a wake-up call for all of us. for our society. we're going to allow this to happen. the thing that bothers me most is i know sandy hook presented to us what should have been a transformative moment. and if we fail, chris, it can only get worse. i hate to see what the new norm is with regard to gun safety. >> your gun trafficking provision was one that seemed like a given a month ago. now it's in peril. the "washington post" reported today...
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that was nicole, who lost her son in the sandy hook tragedy. this week, family members of newtown victims are bringing their fight for tougher gun laws into washington and today, they kicked off a series of meetings with democrats and republicans. jillian joins me now. she traveled from connecticut to washington. last night with president obama as you can see in this photo. her sister was a first grade teacher at sandy hook elementary who died while trying to protect her students. this is a show, our show, i'm proud to say on televisions all across capitol hill and republican offices and independents, whatever you say i hope reaches into those heart of those senators. what would you like to say about the need for some kind of safety? >> just that something needs to get done. nobody else needs to go through the pain that the sandy hook families are going through. it's time now that we do something about it and get some change. there's so many kids who have lost their life in movie theatres, schools and colleges. we don't need this any longer. it
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as you and i both know, the issue wasn't a background check system at sandy hook. mental health, i hope, is the one thing that we can agree on going forward and getting done, because that seems to be an overriding issue in all of this. >> as we'll show you later, despite that exchange and the polling, it is not at all clear which party has the advantage when it comes to guns. erica lafferty joining me now. also former pennsylvania governor and msnbc contributor, ed rendell. erica, like everybody else that watched yesterday that standoff between yourself and senator ayotte, we were very impressed. you are a civilian, a regular person, not used to political exchange. i think you made your point quite well. tell us again what drove you to that particular moment and to that courageous confrontation. >> i initially went up because i had seen her in her office the day after she voted no. and was really just looking for an explanation as to why she did that and just like she did yesterday, she avoided the question and just kind of circled back to something that was comple
as you and i both know, the issue wasn't a background check system at sandy hook. mental health, i hope, is the one thing that we can agree on going forward and getting done, because that seems to be an overriding issue in all of this. >> as we'll show you later, despite that exchange and the polling, it is not at all clear which party has the advantage when it comes to guns. erica lafferty joining me now. also former pennsylvania governor and msnbc contributor, ed rendell. erica, like...
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after aurora and sandy hook and the rest, another shooting. will this change what happens in the country regarding possession of firearms? will it? let's find out what we can about why and how the horror happened today. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. this is another story close to where we work. >> it all began at about 8:30 this morning. the suspect aaron alexis, 34, was carrying a shotgun he had when working at the navy yard as a contractor. he had been a naval reservist. he had come with a shotgun, shot some people at least two, we believe, outside. then got inside the building, continued shooting, took the weapons from some of the law enforcement people he shot. then continued shooting. when it was all over, he had his shotgun he came with and a handgun and semiautomatic rifle. he moved to the area from fort worth, texas. he was serving in the naval reserve and then came here to be a contractor. he recently lost his position here and that may be what set him off. they're asking for public help on what his motive may have bee
after aurora and sandy hook and the rest, another shooting. will this change what happens in the country regarding possession of firearms? will it? let's find out what we can about why and how the horror happened today. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. this is another story close to where we work. >> it all began at about 8:30 this morning. the suspect aaron alexis, 34, was carrying a shotgun he had when working at the navy yard as a contractor. he had been a naval reservist....
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today she was confronted by a relative, a daughter of one of the victims up in sandy hook. erica lost her mother, the principal of the school. listen to this change. >> you had mentioned that day of the verdict, owners of gun stores, that the expanded background checks would pass. i'm wondering why the burden of my mother being gunned down in the halls of her elementary school isn't as important as that. why isn't that something that can be supported? >> erica, certainly let me just say that i'm obviously so sorry, and as everyone here, no matter what our views are, for what you have been through. and i think that ultimately when we look at what happened in sandy hook, i understand that's what drove this whole discussion. all of us want to make sure that that doesn't happen again. >> wonder what she meant by that. >> well, i mean -- >> what did senator ayotte mean when she said, i hope it doesn't happen again, and there's a daughter of one of the prime victims. >> what's your response, chris, when somebody says, oh, there was a bombing and muslims did it and a lawmaker who
today she was confronted by a relative, a daughter of one of the victims up in sandy hook. erica lost her mother, the principal of the school. listen to this change. >> you had mentioned that day of the verdict, owners of gun stores, that the expanded background checks would pass. i'm wondering why the burden of my mother being gunned down in the halls of her elementary school isn't as important as that. why isn't that something that can be supported? >> erica, certainly let me just...
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that was nicole who lost her son dylan in the sandy hook tragedy. this week hochukley and others e bringing the fight for tougher gun laws to washington. today they arrived on capitol hill to kick off a series of meetings with senate democrats or republicans hoping to persuade them or shame them into voting for gun safety legislation. jillian soto watched me now. she traveled from connecticut to washington last night with president obama as you can see in this photo. her sister victoria was a first grade teacher at sandy hook elementary who died trying to protect her students. this is a show, our show, "hardball," on televisions all over capitol hill. whatever you say here i hope reaches into those offices and into the hearts of those senators. what would you like to say about the need for some kind of safety with regard to gun ownership. >> just that something needs to get done. nobody else needs to go through the pain that the sandy hook families are going through. we've gone through enough. and it's time now that we finally do something about it.
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it was almost a year ago that 20 year old adam lanza shot his way into sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. in less than five minutes he murdered 20 children and six adults in one of the nation's deadliest school massacres. this week a report was released on the rampage but failed to answer the why question. why did adam lanza do this? and why was intervention not a possibility? the report notes that lanza was afflicted with mental health problems, including an obsession with violence, which should have set off red flags. instead, his solitary behavior and potential for danger was often enabled by the only person close to him, his mother nancy. she became his first victim on the day he shot her to death before heading to elementary school. the release of this information is sure to add to the anxiety in newtown in the coming weeks. but it also continues the debate over effectiveness of our mental health care system. dr. gardear, often people say this doesn't answer the why question. my reaction really end a little bit different. it really doesn't help us in assessing r
it was almost a year ago that 20 year old adam lanza shot his way into sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. in less than five minutes he murdered 20 children and six adults in one of the nation's deadliest school massacres. this week a report was released on the rampage but failed to answer the why question. why did adam lanza do this? and why was intervention not a possibility? the report notes that lanza was afflicted with mental health problems, including an obsession with...
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ths been one month since the horrific tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. today president obama said he has a set of proposals give to him today from vice president biden. in his press conference this morning, the president signaled what may be coming in their recommendations and how they may go into effect. let's watch. >> what you can count on is that the things that i have said in the past, the belief that we have to have stronger background checks, that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity out of hands of folks who shouldn't have them, an assault weapons ban that is meaningful, that those are things i continue to believe make sense. my understanding is the vice president is going to provide a range of steps that we can take to reduce gun violence. some of them will require legislation, some of them i can accomplish through executive action, and so i'll be reviewing those today and as i said, i'll speak in more detail to what the we're going to go ahead and propose later in the week. >> u.s. congresswoma
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they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take back the house, you certainly can't annihilate the republicans. it was a kind of loopy expression, and i think if john was being honest, he'd say he wouldn't have advised the speaker to say it. >> is victimhood now a republican meme? now republicans are all victims too? i know the democrats are sometimes truly victims, but are you selling the fact, hey, we're getting beat up by these bullies. is this the new thing, complaining, crying? do you think it works politically? >> i think the president's speech on monday did a wonderful thing for republicans. it got them united and fi
they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take...
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her sister, a teacher in newtown, connecticut, was murdered at sandy hook. here's what jillian had to say today. >> i was very pleased with how many yeses we did have and happy we were able to get this passed, but i was still completely shocked that there were so many who were so against this and who still believe that we don't need to be heard, that newtown doesn't deserve a vote. and that nothing needs to be done. i was directly affected by gun violence. my sister was murdered because of this. and the fact there are still people who don't think anything needs to happen just shocks me. >> what a human person there. anyway, a spokesperson for gabrielle giffords' gun add advocacy had this to say. "to the senators who voted no today, we regret your attempt to obstruct debate and deny a vote to families of newtown, tucson, of aurora and countless other communities across the kun coun. americans deserve better than the loyalty to the corporate gun lobby that you displayed today. with your help, your swants will be educated and reminded of your actions in the com
her sister, a teacher in newtown, connecticut, was murdered at sandy hook. here's what jillian had to say today. >> i was very pleased with how many yeses we did have and happy we were able to get this passed, but i was still completely shocked that there were so many who were so against this and who still believe that we don't need to be heard, that newtown doesn't deserve a vote. and that nothing needs to be done. i was directly affected by gun violence. my sister was murdered because...
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"politico" reported today on those sandy hook families. in a story headline "victims turned lobbyists." they wrote "when a lobbyist for families of newtown shooting victims called the office of senator susan collins, to set up a meeting, the first was a standard d.c. offer, they'd get a meeting with her staff and a quick simple hello from the senator, herself. they were told, the family's answer, not good enough. according to lobbyists the families have a rule against staff-only meetings. they won't do them. they insist on sitting down with senators, themselves." i know a lot of highly paid lobbyists would like this deal. usually you see them sitting next to some young kid trying to make their point. >> it's important as a former house chief of staff, i would say if a family member of a deceased came in looking for a meeting, woe would take that. i think it's disrespectful to put it at the staff level. personally, out of respect, at least, if you disagree on the policy, show the respect to the family and meet face to face. >> wow. >> i thi
"politico" reported today on those sandy hook families. in a story headline "victims turned lobbyists." they wrote "when a lobbyist for families of newtown shooting victims called the office of senator susan collins, to set up a meeting, the first was a standard d.c. offer, they'd get a meeting with her staff and a quick simple hello from the senator, herself. they were told, the family's answer, not good enough. according to lobbyists the families have a rule against...
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back in january, mccain, flake, and kosar all voted against the $50 billion sandy relief package. mccain questioned whether some of the aid was going to help those affected and kosar even voted against a bare-bones billion-dollar funding bill, one of just 67 members to do so. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] some question physics. some question gravity. and some... even have the audacity to question improbability. with best-in-class towing and best-in-class torque these are some of the bold, new ram commercial trucks -- built to blow your imagination. guts. glory. ram. i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies -- you're cool. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. i see you, cupcake! uh-oh! [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. ensure®. nutrition in charge™. >>> you're very popular around here. ev
back in january, mccain, flake, and kosar all voted against the $50 billion sandy relief package. mccain questioned whether some of the aid was going to help those affected and kosar even voted against a bare-bones billion-dollar funding bill, one of just 67 members to do so. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] some question physics. some question gravity. and some... even have the audacity to question improbability. with best-in-class towing and best-in-class torque these are some of...
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remember, the sandy hook shooting at the school when they put out the picture of the shooter's brother and all of a sudden everybody thought he was the shooter. richard jewel at the atlanta park -- olympic park bombing. so the investigators, the if. fbi is going to be very careful and the last thing you want to do is break public trust and put out a picture that had nothing to do with it or like a picture earlier today, they showed a man running from the scene. everybody said, he's the guy. he's the guy. it's just one more victim trying to get away from the explosion. >> well, now we have something hard on the ricin case. just learned this now, pete williams is reporting that two federal officials say a suspect has been arrested in the case of those letters that initially tested positive for ricin. officials identify the subject as kenneth curtis of mississippi and may appear in court later tonight. two letters were intercepted, one to president obama and one to roger wicker. let me go back to you on this, clint. what do you make of this case? there's something about these bombings whe
remember, the sandy hook shooting at the school when they put out the picture of the shooter's brother and all of a sudden everybody thought he was the shooter. richard jewel at the atlanta park -- olympic park bombing. so the investigators, the if. fbi is going to be very careful and the last thing you want to do is break public trust and put out a picture that had nothing to do with it or like a picture earlier today, they showed a man running from the scene. everybody said, he's the guy....
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one of your recent alumni, rachel devino, was a behavioral therapist at sandy hook. two alumni of your performing arts school, jimmy green and nelba marquez-green, lost their daughter, anna, an incredible vibrant young girl who looked up to them and learned from them and inherited their talents by singing before she could talk. so every family in this state was shaken by the tragedy of that morning. every family in this country was shaken. we hugged our kids more tightly. we asked what could we do as a society to help prevent a tragedy like that from happening again? and as a society we decided that we have to change. we must. we must change. [ applause ] i noticed that nicole and others refer to that day as 12/14. for these families, it was a day that changed everything. and i know many of you in newtown wondered if the rest of us would live up to the promise we made in those dark days. if we'd change, too, or if once the television trucks left, once the candles flickered out, once the teddy bears were gathered up together, that the country would somehow move on to
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. >>> next, prince harry was in new jersey today visiting areas hit hard by superstorm sandy. meeting governor chris christie had to follow through on a promise. back when christie found out about the royal visit, he assured everyone harry's stay would be far different from his scandal-plagued visit to las vegas last year. >> i'm thrilled that he's willing to come. he wants to come and see the destruction himself, first withinhand. and he wants to be helpful. and i'm going to be spending the entire day with prince harry. so believe me, nobody's going to get naked if i'm spending the entire day. >> the proof comes in the form of a tweet from governor christie earlier today. greeting prince harry at the jersey shore the best way i know how, with his own royal fleece. in the aftermath of the storm, of course, it seemed like christie didn't go anywhere without his fleece. there it is. >>> up nelks, the other controversy for the obama administration. the justice department's secret subpoena of phone records from reporters of the associated press. you're watching "hardball." the pla
. >>> next, prince harry was in new jersey today visiting areas hit hard by superstorm sandy. meeting governor chris christie had to follow through on a promise. back when christie found out about the royal visit, he assured everyone harry's stay would be far different from his scandal-plagued visit to las vegas last year. >> i'm thrilled that he's willing to come. he wants to come and see the destruction himself, first withinhand. and he wants to be helpful. and i'm going to be...
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. >> not to make terrible comparisons, when you have a natural disaster like sandy, you don't have people saying i don't like disaster relief. >> right, right. >> because it's counter -- it's just against the situation. >> keep me free from that assistance. >> but what i think is pertinent tonight, when you see people like mitch mcconnell saying i don't want to vote on gun control, in the very face of a tragedy, in the very face of a need to do something, they're waving the flag, the red flag, don't do nothing. >> they can't win on the particulars. whether it's obama care or gun control. if you get to the individual policies -- >> background checks. >> previous conditions. kids staying on to 26. background checks. gun trafficking laws, even limiting magazine capacity. they can't win on those particulars, so what they have to do is find a way to demagogue and come up to an overarching argument, which is this libertarian clap trap. this is about freedom. if they really believe it then, then they should be arguing for getting rid of all background checks and for getting rid of medicare and m
. >> not to make terrible comparisons, when you have a natural disaster like sandy, you don't have people saying i don't like disaster relief. >> right, right. >> because it's counter -- it's just against the situation. >> keep me free from that assistance. >> but what i think is pertinent tonight, when you see people like mitch mcconnell saying i don't want to vote on gun control, in the very face of a tragedy, in the very face of a need to do something, they're...
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republicans do just those two things, they can say they're responding not only to what's happening in sandy hook but what's happening in chicago every night, what's happening across america every night. >> let me try this. it seems the two party played roles. it's not the mommy and daddy party. the fact that republicans were good on national defense and law and order and capital punishment, all the tough guy stuff. it seems the two parties still have advantages in what they can do that the other can't do. can the republican party put teeth in an immigration reform bill? you really will have guest workers. you will have the parts that work economically and will give some enforcement power to it. not just the nice stuff of letting people become citizens over time. why don't the two parties put -- the republicans put the teeth in, the democrats put the bennys in it. >> it makes sense, doesn't it? you can say the same thing about entitlement reform, national defense. there are things the republican party can do to differentiate themselves from the democratic party, but we're not going to win el
republicans do just those two things, they can say they're responding not only to what's happening in sandy hook but what's happening in chicago every night, what's happening across america every night. >> let me try this. it seems the two party played roles. it's not the mommy and daddy party. the fact that republicans were good on national defense and law and order and capital punishment, all the tough guy stuff. it seems the two parties still have advantages in what they can do that...
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. >> then there was tropical storm sandy. booker's answer to individuals stuck at home without electricity from his twitter feed, i've got space you can relax in, charge devices and a working dvd player. come by. that helps explain why he's entering this race for the senate with a double digit lead over opponents. finally, what's one one way to cut down on political extremism? how about asking people to actually explain their point of view. a new study published in the psychological science journal went like this. step one. people were asked to rank their position on polarizing issues like instituting a national flat tax or raising retirement age for social security. the scale went roughly from strongly against to strongly in favor. step two, after the initial ranking participants were asked to go into detail why they thought the policies did or did not work. step three, after providing their knowledge on the issue, participants were asked to then rerank their position. well, according to the researchers, asking people to sim
. >> then there was tropical storm sandy. booker's answer to individuals stuck at home without electricity from his twitter feed, i've got space you can relax in, charge devices and a working dvd player. come by. that helps explain why he's entering this race for the senate with a double digit lead over opponents. finally, what's one one way to cut down on political extremism? how about asking people to actually explain their point of view. a new study published in the psychological...
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now that the kids are out of the house, so are frank and sandy. hitting every flea market they can find. but the best deal so far... is the one from allstate. [ female announcer ] drivers who switched to allstate saved an average of $498 a year! how much could you save? call 866-735-9100 and find out. [ dennis ] let an allstate agent help you save. are you in good hands? [ female announcer ] call an allstate agent and get a quote now. do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? >>> of the states that barack obama carried in both 2008 and 2012, 11 have republican governors whose terms end this year or next. three of those governors stand out as th
now that the kids are out of the house, so are frank and sandy. hitting every flea market they can find. but the best deal so far... is the one from allstate. [ female announcer ] drivers who switched to allstate saved an average of $498 a year! how much could you save? call 866-735-9100 and find out. [ dennis ] let an allstate agent help you save. are you in good hands? [ female announcer ] call an allstate agent and get a quote now. do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one...
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doing on gun violence, because i go back to my original point at the beginning, you know, we had after sandy hook, the nation call out the sax it wanted taken. democrats and republicans failed to respond to that action. but to the mayor's point, i agree with him about all those incidents that he cites, but he failed to cite chicago 2012. he failed to cite the cases of inner city violence that occurred just this weekend. this is a broader question than just laying it at the lap of the gop. yeah, we can do more, there's no doubt about it. we do need to decouple ourselves a little bit i think from some of the harsher aspects of what the nra is pushing, but at the end of the day, this is something that all of us as a country have to solve. we could look to just democrats or republicans to get this soft themselves. >> why did every single republican u.s. senator vote not to close the gun show loophole? >> you know, again, it is from the lobbying, the interesting and all of the other aspects that go into the strength that the current gun lobbies have and the hold they have over our congress. look,
doing on gun violence, because i go back to my original point at the beginning, you know, we had after sandy hook, the nation call out the sax it wanted taken. democrats and republicans failed to respond to that action. but to the mayor's point, i agree with him about all those incidents that he cites, but he failed to cite chicago 2012. he failed to cite the cases of inner city violence that occurred just this weekend. this is a broader question than just laying it at the lap of the gop. yeah,...
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michael bloomberg is proposing a $20 million plan to protect is the t city for storms like hurricane sandy. it includes a network of flood walls and levees. >>> a raging wildfire near colorado springs has forced officials to order evacuations. it's one of three large fires in that state, including one that scorched 300 acres. >>> seven students were injured in southern california when an explosion in the high school's boiler room ripped through the gym, briefly lifting the rooftop. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." two days after outing himself as the man who revealed details about secret nsa programs, there is still many unanswered questions. i have them certainly about edward snowden, the 29-year-old contractor working at a satellite nsa office out in hawaii, somehow got his hands on highly classified documents that had nothing to do with what he was actually working on as part of his job. how exactly did that happen? did he act alone, by the way? and what else did he have access to? he seems to have vanished from public view. last known to be in hong kong but reportedl
michael bloomberg is proposing a $20 million plan to protect is the t city for storms like hurricane sandy. it includes a network of flood walls and levees. >>> a raging wildfire near colorado springs has forced officials to order evacuations. it's one of three large fires in that state, including one that scorched 300 acres. >>> seven students were injured in southern california when an explosion in the high school's boiler room ripped through the gym, briefly lifting the...
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in brewster, new york, just ten days after sandy hook, our fire officers and firefighters and police officers were mowed down by a deranged -- >> good you remind us of that. >> -- gun trafficker. it's happening all over the place. if nothing's done to stop it it's going to keep on happening. that's why we need to pass the sensible laws. >> congresswoman, take care of yourself. i'm terrorized myself by this whole stuff, people threatening people. so many members of congress trying to do the right thing. dana milbank, great column about the thuggery of the national rifle association. heavily armed at the national press club building. >>> coming up, it felt an awful like 2016 in washington, d.c., last night. there were two big names in the democratic party, hillary clinton and joe biden going at it, making speeches and generating a lot of happy speculation on the center and center left. they got a new poll out that's going to tell us all about 2016. >>> also, why mark sanford could be the only republican capable of losing south carolina's open house seat to elizabeth colbert bush. steph
in brewster, new york, just ten days after sandy hook, our fire officers and firefighters and police officers were mowed down by a deranged -- >> good you remind us of that. >> -- gun trafficker. it's happening all over the place. if nothing's done to stop it it's going to keep on happening. that's why we need to pass the sensible laws. >> congresswoman, take care of yourself. i'm terrorized myself by this whole stuff, people threatening people. so many members of congress...
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. >> jackson's wife sandy was sentenced to a year in prison for filing false tax returns. the judge in the case allowed the jacksons to stagger their sentences. so he'll serve first. this way one of them can be home to take care of their children. we'll be right back. discover card. i asked my husband to pay our bill, and he forgot. you have the it card and it's your first time missing a payment, so there's no late fee. really? yep! so is your husband off the hook? no. he went out for milk last week and came back with a puppy. hold it. hold it. hold it. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card with late payment forgiveness. >>> welcome back too "hardball." cairo descends into what nbc reports characterize as a chaotic bloodbath as security forces moved in to take down protest camps that had been erected by supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. hundreds of people have been killed nationwide. thousands more are injured. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel was in the midst of the chaos this morning. >> security forces here are clearl
. >> jackson's wife sandy was sentenced to a year in prison for filing false tax returns. the judge in the case allowed the jacksons to stagger their sentences. so he'll serve first. this way one of them can be home to take care of their children. we'll be right back. discover card. i asked my husband to pay our bill, and he forgot. you have the it card and it's your first time missing a payment, so there's no late fee. really? yep! so is your husband off the hook? no. he went out for...
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now that the kids are out of the house, so are frank and sandy. hitting every flea market they can find. but the best deal so far... is the one from allstate. [ female announcer ] drivers who switched to allstate saved an average of $498 a year! how much could you save? call 866-735-9100 and find out. [ dennis ] let an allstate agent help you save. are you in good hands? [ female announcer ] call an allstate agent and get a quote now. >>> let me finish tonight with this. you know, we never value something as much as when it is taken away from us. like so many of you, i'm a newspaper reader. i love the papers. when i'm in another country, i love getting the usa today or both. i love reading:00 america from europe. and every day you see me here at this desk. i've spent a good part of the morning loving the "new york times" and the "washington post" and politico, the political trade paper. and sometimes "the wall street journal" as well. i love the feel of the broad sheet, the excitement of a tab, the turning of the pages, the checking of the sports
now that the kids are out of the house, so are frank and sandy. hitting every flea market they can find. but the best deal so far... is the one from allstate. [ female announcer ] drivers who switched to allstate saved an average of $498 a year! how much could you save? call 866-735-9100 and find out. [ dennis ] let an allstate agent help you save. are you in good hands? [ female announcer ] call an allstate agent and get a quote now. >>> let me finish tonight with this. you know, we...